Plow-jointer.



equipped. with my inipi' LEVI LIVEBIMQRE, 0F DEXTER, KEV] YORK.

PLOW-JOINTEE.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Paeeneeqi lnn" its Application filed January 6, 191%). .fierisffio. 5.3385 5%a of which thofollowing is specification.

This invention relates to improvements in jointers for plows, nntl has for its objectto provide :1 simple, strong, effective and inexpensive device, which capable of? being readily and quickly attached to the beam of a plow ztlltl is also adjustable to tliiltlOliil service positions.

A particular object oi the invention is to provide a jointer for splitting, skimming and turning over the top of the lt'nrrmvslice in advance 'ol the turning operation by the main plow; the jointer being positioned intermediate the point of the share and the mold-board of the. plat, one point of the jointer overlapping illltlyieldingly held against one side of the colt-er.

It further object to provide a jointer which is reversible, and which. may he i1(.l jnstecl so as to throw the surface soil or sod in different directions as compared with the throw oi. the reniaiiuler of tl i'urrowslice. And 2L fuitlieii is provide device of the class which will increase the elieetiveness of the work of a coinnmn plow without incrensing the draft.

t'lther features and ports of will he uinlerstootl tron: the

the invention tail description which follows, nntl as illns. 'atetl in the accompanying (lrmvings which :t'orrn it part of this specification. anal in Which I Figure 1 ii front view oi plow yell jointer. Big. 2 is 2! side View of the e 1e. Fi a sectionai View through the plow hes looking at the front of the plow. Fig. is a plain view looking" down upon the beam with portions to the front and to the rear of the colter and iointer hroken away.

In the drawings, 2 represents the .iiezun, f -3 the handle, 4: the share, and the moldhosrcl of a plow, all of which parts are com.- mon to'the ordinary plow 'nncl may be con HCCiQti and. applied. in the usual manner.

6. represents a colter having a shank 7,

and a. cutting edge 9 Which terminates in .1- clepending point- 10. 'ifhe colter is of the Well-known construction and is employed for the vices. r

11 represents my improved jointer, comprising n ooncsvo-convex plate serving as a saline pn sposeas other similar clev,

niolcl board, whichis diamond-shaped in plan, end. is provided with oppositely formed entering points 12 12., boon preferably 51.1- ranged in the same relation. to the body of the jointer, and. are intend-eel to he reversi v bly useci. I t

13 represents the shank preferably made oi spring steel for supporting the jointei, the lower end of which is cnlargecl anti bent in a peculiar manner to receive and hold the iointer by its tension, at the desiretl angle, in relation to the COliZGl' and also to :the mold-board 5. The jointer or plate 11 perforated centrally to receive a. bolt. l i. Which. passes through, eorresponoling per foration in the singular lower of the shank 18., as best seen in l. in applying the jointer and. oolter the eolt ez is placed on the land-side the shank on the opposi e side of the been] of ne plow, and e il shnpeti chimp i5 ii plate 16,

and pair of nuts ii, are employed manner to 12-3 tightly beam. in

grip and hold the sham against the opposite s formin "tip the shank jointer, 'ie is bent vill hold the f against the side the seve sl li nrespreferred position: jointer is about on through the as r f oi ochei fennel from long use of the (lGVli the inst resul s ohtaiz W jointer anti the (fOltGZ,'- i16il posed in the relation st ings. The dispos lg .e jointer an inch or two -eerwi cutting E) of the when, latter to do its work few and owing to the feet th bears against the Coll er at 7' there is verylittle, if- 7 draft. From the point of cont-not lo the cotter and jointer, the latter then curves upwardly and outwardly away from the colter, thus providing a large clear gap between these two parts, through which weeds, grass, and clods may pass freely withoutany tendency to clog the plow.

As may be seen by reference to Figs. 2 and 3, the gap between thejointer and colter increases from'the point of contact upwardly by the outward curving, of the jointer. .The form and arrangementof these auxiliary parts are such that there are no points, corners or angles to gather, or to obstruct the free passage of, the earth and refuse, during the operation of the plow. In the preferred arrangement and disposition of the jointer and colter, the lower extremities of both of these parts are preferably spaced and held a few inches above and clear of the share of the plow, and they should also be disposed several niches rearwardly of the point of the share. By arranging the colter and jointer in the manner herein shown and described, these parts have a tendency to steady or balance the plow, and by the peculiar arrangement and relation of the jointer and colter toeach other, as well as to the plow, I am able to skim off the top of the soil and turn it over,

' in advance of the large mold-board, which 30 immediately follows, picks up and turns over the substrata of the furrow-slice, thereby com- ,pletely covering up the entire top surface.

Under this construction, arran ement and operation of a plow, equippe with my jointer, every particle of the top orv surface-soil, including grass, stubble, &c., is completely turned over and buried. By changing the shape or angle of the shank 13, the jointer may be set at a greater or less angle as compared with the mold-board 5, for the purpose of varying the work of the jointer. The same result may also be attained, though in a limited degree, by adjusting the jointer to differentpositions on the shank 13, by means of the bolt 14h It is obvious that some changes and modifications may be made in the device, and in v the application of the same, wit-hout'departing from. the spirit of my invention, and I therefore do not restrict myself to precise construction, arrangement and application of the same as herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 'is I 1. In a plow-jointer, the combination with the colter .of a plow, of an adjustable plate pointed at its opposite ends, its body curved to form a reversible mold-board adapted for cutting and turning over the surface soil, a

spring shank for supporting the said plate,

arranged to hold the forward point of the plate against one side of the colter, means for adjustably securing the plate to the shank, and means for clamping the plate and colter to the beam and holding the plate against the colter under a constant spring tenslon.

2. In a Pl0W-]O1I1t1, the combinatlon with a colter carried by the beam of a plow, of

' a constant spring tension, said shank having its lower end formed to hold the opposite or rearward point of the j-pinter away from the colter to provide a gap increasing in width from the forward point of the jointer to the opposite end thereof, the said forward point of the jointer being positioned rearwardly of the cutting edge ofthe colter, means for clamping the shank of the jointer to the beam and drawing the jointcr against the colter and means for adjustably' securing the jointer at ditt'erent angles to the springshank.

The combination with a plow. and a colter supported by the beam of the plow, of a spring-shank mounted on the opposite side of the beam to the colter and depending coincidingly with the colter, a jointer comprising a curved-plate having like entering points formed at its opposite ends, the said plate attached to the lower end of the spring-shank andadapted to be held by the tension of said shank so that its forwardpoint bears against the furrow-side under a constant spring tension, and rearwardly of the cutting edge, of the colter, a bolt piercing thesaid plate and also said shankfor rigidly holding the jointer in place, and means for clamping the jointer under'a constant spring tension against the colter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEVI LIVERMORE.

v Witnesses? WILLIAM A LISON, Bonner THOMPSON. 

